Tips to buy electric blanket in India

Ahhh.., there's nothing like curling up in a nice warm bed on a cold winter's night. If you're looking into purchasing an electric blanket, my article explains everything you need to know about how electric blankets.

What is an electric blanket-An electric blanket is a normal looking blanket, which has electric heating elements embedded between the two layers (top and the bottom) of fabric.

How Electric Blankets Work- Electric blankets have a flexible heating element in between the blanket's fabric. Basically it’s a blanket you plug in which later heats up.

Electric blankets come with a temperature control that typically ranges from 1 (coolest) to 5 (hottest) or low to high temperature.

What to look for when buying an electric blanket-

1. Safety-The most important feature to look out for is the safety feature, make sure you buy the blanket approved by nationally recognized testing agencies
2. Washable – Prefer washable fabric or one that will be resilient to dirt and dust or go for dark colours.
3. Fabric-Make sure you chose the right fabric like blended synthetic materials as other fabric can cause skin irritation.
4. Weight – Most electric blanket weigh about 1.4kg, the lighter the weight the less energy it going to consume.
5. Durability – Choose an electric blanket with more durability so that you need not to spent money in every winter.
6. Price – Electric blanket prices ranges from INR500 – INR 3500, always find the best deal before buying a particular electric blanket.   Odessey Products, cuddledup.com has a nice range of electric blanket.
7. Warranty- Before making the purchase either online or from a local store ensures that the blanket you buy comes with a manufacturer's warranty. Incase you are not happy with the electric blanket you can return or exchange your purchase.
8. Auto shut-off-These blankets are provided with sensors which help in controlling the temperature and automatically turn off the power at night while you’re a fast sleep.Do prefers this feature over others.

Other factors that will help you in making an informed purchase:

• What purpose you are buying your blanket for- travelling, children, old parents or other purposes.
• Chose the right features as per your need and budget like cordless, extra-long or self-heating.
• Chose the right size among baby bed, single, queens or king size electric blanket.
• Do check your blanket carefully for signs of frayed wires, worn and also make sure none of the connections are loose.
• Make sure you read the owner’s manual carefully.
• Lastly test out your blanket by plugging the electric blanket and ensuring that the heat reaches all parts of the blanket uniformly.

If you are looking for some specific information, suggestion or product review please feel free to drop your query in the comment box below.

Happy Winters!